Luke 9:18

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Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, 'Who do the crowds say I am?'

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  • Matt 16:13-16 : 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
  • Luke 11:1 : 1 One day, as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.'
  • Luke 22:39-41 : 39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 When he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw away from them, knelt down, and began to pray.
  • Matt 26:36 : 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."
  • Mark 8:27-30 : 27 Jesus and his disciples went to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, 'Who do people say I am?' 28 They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.' 29 'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah.' 30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

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  • Mark 8:27-29
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    27Jesus and his disciples went to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, 'Who do people say I am?'

    28They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.'

    29'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah.'

  • Luke 9:19-20
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    19They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.'

    20'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'God’s Messiah.'

  • Matt 16:13-15
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    13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

    14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

    15He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?"

  • Matt 14:23
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    23After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

  • Mark 9:14-16
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    14When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and the scribes arguing with them.

    15As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were amazed and ran to greet him.

    16And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

  • Luke 11:1
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    1One day, as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.'

  • Luke 9:28-29
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    28About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

    29As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became bright as a flash of lightning.

  • Mark 4:10
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    10When he was alone, those around him, along with the twelve, asked him about the parable.

  • Luke 9:36-37
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    36When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

    37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.

  • Mark 1:35-36
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    35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went to a solitary place where he prayed.

    36Simon and his companions went to look for him,

  • Mark 9:8
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    8Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

  • Luke 18:36-37
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    36When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked what was happening.

    37They told him, 'Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.'

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • Luke 9:9-11
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    9But Herod said, 'I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?' And he tried to see him.

    10When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

    11But the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed healing.

  • Mark 13:3
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    3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

  • Luke 8:9
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    9Then His disciples asked Him, "What does this parable mean?"

  • Mark 9:33
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    33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?'

  • Matt 18:1
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    1At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

  • Mark 5:31
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    31His disciples said to Him, 'You see the crowd pressing against You, and yet You ask, “Who touched Me?”'

  • Luke 9:43
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    43And all the people were amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 17:14
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    14When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before Him.

  • Mark 9:2
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    2After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.

  • Luke 6:12
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    12During those days, Jesus went out to a mountain to pray, and He spent the entire night praying to God.

  • John 18:19
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    19The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

  • John 4:31
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    31Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."

  • Mark 8:4
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    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

  • Mark 9:28
    71%

    28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

  • Mark 6:46
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    46After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.

  • Luke 20:2
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    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

  • John 18:21
    71%

    21'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

  • Mark 10:36
    70%

    36'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

  • Luke 18:40
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    40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

  • Luke 22:41
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    41He withdrew about a stone’s throw away from them, knelt down, and began to pray.

  • Luke 22:70
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    70They all asked, 'Are you then the Son of God?' He replied, 'You say that I am.'

  • Matt 9:8
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    8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.

  • John 9:9
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    9Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'No, he just looks like him.' But he kept saying, 'I am the one.'

  • Mark 3:13
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    13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those He wanted, and they came to Him.